Here are a few clips:- Anna Politkovskaya gunned down and executed by a bullet fired into her head Ms Politkovskaya - the murder is an embarrassment for Russia's new image both inside and abroad Moscow shocked as woman who exposed Kremlin dirty war in Chechnya is assassinated The murder of Novaya gazeta newspaper reporter Anna Politkovskaya may shift the balance of political power in Chechnya. Politkovskaya concentrated on Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov, whom Politkovskaya thought should be on trial rather than running in elections, and his associates. Now, whether they are implicated in the investigation of her death or not, federal authorities are likely to give their approval for a massive check of the political and law enforcement figures of that republic. One theory has it that that was the motive for her murder. http://www.kommersant.com/p711307/r_530/Murder_reporter_Politkovskaya/ The killing of Anna Politkovskaya, one of the few journalists who had refused to keep their mouths shut and continued to criticize harshly the Putin regime, has had a sobering effect on the Russians. http://www.mosnews.com/feature/2006/10/09/journalistkilling.shtml Comments welcome :-